Together in Courage & in Prayer
The news that Israel attacked Iran to cripple their nuclear bomb program was itself a bombshell. It was as if …
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Shavuot: Life Lessons from Torah
Inspiration: The act of taking in something indescribable, ineffable, impossible to see, touch, or explain, and turning it into something …
About Holiness, God, and Trusting My Dog
My thanks to everyone who was so kind about my essay on being a rabbi. Before I start writing about …
“Are You Still a Rabbi?”
Now that I no longer serve a congregation as a pulpit rabbi, I have been asked several times if I …
Together is Better than Alone
It has been a quiet morning. Soon, I will begin going to an office every weekday, but not today. Today …
Shared Hesitations: the High Priest and Me
In this week’s Torah portion we see Aaron, newly anointed as High Priest, hesitate before stepping into his role. Despite …
Not-So-Good Friday
I began writing today about Good Friday and the concept of baseless hatred. But I don’t want to revisit the …
Mercy
Seldom does one hear one voice ask for mercy for another. Almost never have we heard one voice ask for …
Opening Our Eyes
The world can be a hard and scary place, with ideas and events swirling around us which we cannot control …
Change in the Air
There have been times when my life felt as steady and reliable as the sidewalk that rolls past my front …
